National Basketball Association
Mississippi 83, Texas State 72
When: 6:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun
Officials:
# Mike Nance, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance:
7391
By SportsDirect Inc.
Trevor Gaskins scored 21 points off the bench to lead Mississippi to an 83-72 victory over Texas State Wednesday in the first round of the Cancun Governor’s Cup.
Gaskins had three 3-point baskets and three steals as Ole Miss (8-2) won its fifth straight game and advanced to Thursday’s semifinals of the eight-team tournament.
Eddie Rios and Cameron Johnson scored 16 points apiece for Texas State (2-8), which lost its seventh consecutive contest.
Chris Warren had 18 points for the Rebels despite a lackluster 3-for-13 shooting performance. However, Warren made all 12 of his free-throw attempts.
Reginald Buckner had 13 rebounds for Ole Miss, which had a 42-21 rebounding edge over the Bobcats.
Texas State’s Rios made five 3-pointers. Jonathan Sloan added 12 points for the Bobcats.
Terrance Henry scored 13 points and Zach Graham added 10 for the Rebels.
Ole Miss made 25-of-29 free throws, while Texas State was just 14-of-24.
Top Game Performances
| Texas State |
|
Mississippi |
|
Cameron Johnson 16 |
Scoring |
Trevor Gaskins 21 |
|
Ryan White 6 |
Assists |
Trevor Gaskins 4 |
|
Cameron Johnson 6 |
Rebounds |
Reginald Buckner 13 |
|
J.B. Conley 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Warren 12 |
|
Tony Bishop 1 |
Steals |
Trevor Gaskins 3 |
|
Tony Bishop 1 |
Blocks |
Terrance Henry 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas State
|
72 |
47.3 |
6-19 |
14-24 |
17 |
21 |
3 |
9 |
|
| Mississippi
|
83 |
45.8 |
4-15 |
25-29 |
11 |
42 |
5 |
6 |
|